Lexical Definition

‎מִלְחָמָה‎ milchâmâh (mil-khaw-maw') battle ^H:N-F
from ‎לָחַם‎ (in the sense of fighting)

battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).

• a battle (i.e. the engagement)
• generally, war (i.e. warfare)

1) battle, war

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִלְחָמָה‎₈₁₉ noun feminine battle, war; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8; Exod 1:10 +; construct ‎מִלְהֶ֫מֶת‎ 1Sam 13:22 (‎מִכְמָשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ ᵐ5 Th We Bu HPS Ew^{§ 188 c} Kö^{ii. 182 > absolute} Thes and others); suffix ‎מִלְחַמְתִּי‎ 2Chr 35:21 ‎מִלְחַמְתְּךָ‎ 2Sam 11:25 ‎מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ‎ Isa 41:12, etc.; plural ‎מִלְחָמוֺת‎ Isa 42:13 + 7 t. Chronicles, Psalms; construct ‎מִלְחֲמוֺת‎ Judg 3:1 +, etc.; — battle, Gen 14:8; 1Sam 17:1; 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:8; 1Sam 31:3; 1Kgs 20:14; 1Kgs 20:18; 1Kgs 20:29; 1Kgs 20:39 + often; war, Gen 14:2; Exod 1:10; Deut 20:12; Josh 11:23; Josh 14:15; 2Sam 3:1 (‎אֲרֻכָּה וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה‎) +; ‎מִלְחֲמוֺת כְּנָ֑עַן‎ Judg 3:1 ‎׳‎‎סֵפֶד מִלְחֲמֹת י‎ Num 21:14 (JE); accusative of congnate meaning with verb with ‎נלחם‎ 1Sam 8:20; 2Chr 32:8 and (‎׳‎‎מִלְחֲמוֺת י‎) 1Sam 18:17; 1Sam 25:28; = art of war, ‎׳‎‎למד מ‎ Isa 2:4 learn war = Mic 4:3 ‎׳‎‎למּד מ‎ Judg 3:2 teach war, fighting; ‎׳‎‎מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ‎ 2Sam 22:35 = Ps 18:35*, compare Ps 144:1 ‎׳‎‎לְמוּדֵי מ‎ 1Chr 5:18, ‎׳‎‎מְלֻמְּדֵי מ‎ Song 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield ‎וַיָּבֹאוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎עַד הַמּ‎ 1Sam 14:20 (so Kit^KauAT). The most frequent phrases are: ‎׳‎‎אִישׁ מ‎ Isa 3:2; 1Sam 16:18; 1Sam 17:33; 2Sam 17:8; Ezek 39:20; Josh 17:1 (P), also (collective) Judg 20:17, of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Exod 15:3 (poem); ‎׳‎‎אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ‎ Josh 6:3; Josh 10:24 (both J E), Deut 2:14; Deut 2:16; Josh 5:4; Josh 5:6 (all D), Jer 38:4; Jer 39:4; Jer 41:3; Jer 41:16; Jer 49:26; Jer 51:32; Jer 52:7; Jer 52:25, also 1Kgs 9:22; 2Kgs 25:4; Num 31:28; Num 31:49 (P), Joel 4:9* late ‎׳‎‎אַנְשֵׁי מ‎ Joel 2:7; 1Chr 12:39* (38 van d. H) 2Chr 8:9; 2Chr 17:13 ‎אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֺת‎ Isa 42:13; 1Chr 28:3 ‎אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ‎ Jer 50:30 her men of war, compare Isa 41:12; Ezek 27:10; Ezek 27:27 ‎אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוּת תֹּעִי‎ 2Sam 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (see Dr), = 1Chr 18:10 seldom ‎׳‎‎גִּבּוֺר מ‎ Ps 24:8 (f ‎׳‎‎י‎), ‎׳‎‎גִּבּוֺרֵי מ‎ 2Chr 13:3 ‎שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת‎ 2Chr 32:6 ‎׳‎‎עַם הַמּ‎ Josh 8:1; Josh 8:3; Josh 10:7; Josh 11:7, compare Josh 8:11 (all J E), compare also 1Sam 13:16 add. ᵐ5 We Dr, compare Klo; ‎׳‎‎אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ‎ Jer 48:14 ‎׳‎‎צְבָא מ‎ battle-host Isa 13:4, so ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Num 31:14 (P); also ‎׳‎‎גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ‎ 1Chr 7:4, ‎׳‎‎לַמּ‎ ‎׳‎‎יֹצְאֵי צ‎ v1Chr 7:11 ‎׳‎‎אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ‎ 1Chr 12:9* (8 van d. H) ; weapons of war, ‎׳‎‎כְּלֵי (ה)מ‎ Judg 18:11; Judg 18:17; Jer 21:4; Jer 51:20; 1Chr 12:34* (33 van d. H), also figurative 2Sam 1:27 ‎ׅ‎ || ‎(גִבּוֺרִים‎; ‎׳‎‎כְּלֵי צְבָא מ‎ 1Chr 12:38* (37 van d. H); ‎׳‎‎קֶשֶׁת מ‎ Zech 9:10; Zech 10:4 ‎כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֺ‎ his weapons of war 1Sam 8:12; Deut 1:41, compare Judg 18:16; ‎׳‎‎דִּבְרֵי הַמּ‎ = the news of the battle 2Sam 11:18; 2Sam 11:19 + v2Sam 11:22 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr Bu. Frequently combined with verbs are: ‎׳‎‎עָרַךְ מ‎ draw up battle-line Judg 20:22 +, followed by ‎אֵת‎ with = against Gen 14:8; Judg 20:20, followed by ‎עִם‎ 2Chr 13:3 ‎׳‎‎אסר המּ‎ i. e. begin the battle 1Kgs 20:14, compare 2Chr 13:3 ‎׳‎‎וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ‎ 1Kgs 20:29 and the battle was joined; ‎׳‎‎עָשָׂה מ‎ make war Prov 20:8; Prov 24:6; 1Chr 22:8, followed by ‎אֵת‎ with Gen 14:2; Josh 11:18 (D), followed by ‎עִם‎ Deut 20:12; Deut 20:20; 1Chr 5:10; 1Chr 5:19 ‎עִם‎ ‎׳‎‎יָצָא לַמּ‎ Judg 20:14; Judg 20:20; Judg 20:28, with ‎עַל‎ 1Kgs 8:44; 2Chr 6:34 ‎עִם‎ ‎׳‎‎הָלַךְ לַמּ‎ 2Kgs 8:28 ‎עַם‎ ‎׳‎‎נגשׁ לַמּ‎ Judg 20:23, with ‎בְּ‎ 1Sam 7:10; 2Sam 10:3, absolute Jer 46:3; ‎עִם‎ ‎׳‎‎וַתְּהִי הַמּ‎ 2Sam 21:18; 2Sam 21:19, with ‎בֵּין‎ 2Sam 3:1, compare v2Sam 3:6 +; ‎׳‎‎קִדַּשׁ מ‎ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Mic 3:5; Jer 6:4 (both with‎על‎), Joel 4:9* compare ‎׳‎‎הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ וְהַמּ‎ Judg 20:42 and the battle clung to them; ‎׳‎‎וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ‎ Judg 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = 2Chr 18:34 ‎׳‎‎וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ‎ 1Sam 4:2, read ‎׳‎‎וַתֵּט הַמּ‎ (ᵐ5 We Klo Bu, compare Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); ‎׳‎‎נָפוֺצֶת הַמּ‎ 2Sam 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read 1Sam 14:24 add. ᵐ5 The We Klo Dr; ‎׳‎‎תָּקוּם עָלַי מ‎ Ps 27:3 if war rise against me; ‎כָּבֵ֑דָה‎ ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ Judg 20:34 the battle was severe, compare ‎אֶלשָֿׁאוּל‎ ‎׳‎‎וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ‎ 1Sam 31:3 = 1Chr 10:3 (‎על‎ for ‎אל‎); so ‎חֲזָקָה‎ ‎׳‎‎וַתְּהִי הַמּ‎ 1Sam 14:52, ‎חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ 2Kgs 3:26 ‎קָשָׁה‎ ‎׳‎‎וַתְּהִי הַמּ‎ 2Sam 2:17: compare ‎׳‎‎כֹּבֶד מ‎ Isa 21:15, ‎׳‎‎עֱזוּז מ‎ Isa 42:25.

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